Easy Money

I was thinking the other day about good ways to make money and it is always wise to look at examples of how others have done it. I then started thinking the only group which seems to still be going strong is government. As I pondered this I came across an excellent idea which seems to have served the government well.

What if we started making wedding rings (along with other jewelry) out of copper and aluminum and diamonds could be made out of glass. I know some of you make think this is strange but I tell you it's brilliant. Just look at the profit, you take a ring that could be made for $2 and sell it for $2000 and it could even come with a certificate which says it is worth $2000. Now I know some will think this is unscrupulous,  falsifying values of jewelry but it has to be 100% legal and the general public is stupid enough to think it's great......I mean it's been done before when our dollar was taken off the gold standard in the 60's
Our coins at one time were made of real silver and gold and our dollars were 'certificates' which could be redeemed for silver or gold but the government decided to keep all the gold and make the money out of worthless metal and paper and tell us it was worth something.
I know the government is made up of the most brilliant minds but surly there is someone in the private sector that could make this work.